- dioxide
- noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: circa 1847 an oxide (as carbon dioxide) containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule
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Dioxide — Di*ox ide (?; 104), n. [Pref. di + oxide.] (Chem.) (a) An oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in each molecule; binoxide. (b) An oxide containing but one atom or equivalent of oxygen to two of a metal; a suboxide. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] {Carbon… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dioxide — ► NOUN Chemistry ▪ an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in its molecule or empirical formula … English terms dictionary
dioxide — [dī äks′īd΄, dī äksid] n. an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen per molecule … English World dictionary
dioxide — A molecule containing two atoms of oxygen; e.g., carbon d., CO2. * * * di·ox·ide ( )dī äk .sīd n an oxide (as carbon dioxide) containing two atoms of oxygen in a molecule * * * di·ox·ide (di okґsīd) 1. a binary compound containing two oxide… … Medical dictionary
dioxide — /duy ok suyd, sid/, n. Chem. an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen, each of which is bonded directly to an atom of a second element, as manganese dioxide, MnO2, or nitrogen dioxide, NO2. [1840 50; DI 1 + OXIDE] * * * … Universalium
dioxide — Deutoxide Deu*tox ide (?; 104), n. [Pref. deut + oxide.] (Chem.) A compound containing in the molecule two atoms of oxygen united with some other element or radical; usually called {dioxide}, or less frequently, {binoxide}. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dioxide — di|ox|ide [daıˈɔksaıd US ˈa:k ] n [U and C] a chemical ↑compound that contains two atoms of oxygen and one atom of another chemical ↑element →↑carbon dioxide … Dictionary of contemporary English
dioxide — [[t]daɪɒ̱ksaɪd[/t]] see carbon dioxide … English dictionary
dioxide — noun (C, U) technical a chemical compound containing two atoms of oxygen to every atom of another element (=simple substance) see also: carbon dioxide … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dioxide — /daɪˈɒksaɪd/ (say duy oksuyd) noun 1. an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen per molecule, as manganese dioxide, MnO2. 2. (loosely) peroxide. {di 1 + oxide} …
